Lieutenant S.H. Snelgrove

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Tunbridge Wells
Town: Royal Tunbridge Wells
County: Kent
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 68170

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Current location

On the south wall.
St James' Church
St James' Road
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN1 2NN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 59155 39824
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

White oval tablet with a mottled marble backboard. A carved white wreath surrounds the inscription which has the lettering in black and a King's Rifle Corps badge at the top.

Inscription

IN/ LOVING AND PROUD MEMORY/ OF/ SIDNEY HENRY SNELGROVE/ LIEUT. KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS./ KILLED IN ACTION WHEN LEADING/ HIS PLATOON UNDER HEAVY SHELL FIRE/ IN THE COUNTER ATTACK AT THE/ CHATEAU HOOGE JULY 31st 1915/ YOUNGER SON OF/ SIDNEY AND GERTRUDE SNELGROVE/ OF KINGSWOOD IN THIS PARISH/ AGED 23 YEARS. THINK ONLY THIS OF ME/ THAT THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD/ THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Snelgrove, Sidney Henry
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, relationships.
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 1050mm, width 795mm
Materials: Stone
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/914243/SNELGROVE, SIDNEY HENRY

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